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Old 04-11-04, 03:34 PM
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Istanbul_Tea
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Mentor the lad until he's 14 and then can get a part time gig at an LBS. Hang out with him weekly-for instance on Saturdays-go for a ride with him, talk to him about goals, etc... really listen to him and his concerns about life & what's going on in his day to day activities... throw him some coin for doing work on your cycles, take him to lunch from time to time.

Mentoring is fantastic. I do it over here in NYC with 3 different teens. I rotate seeing them-1 each week-we hang out and talk and I mostly listen. It's amazing how much a teens eyes light up when they know they're REALLLLLY being listened to and heard.

Plus, it's good for your Karma!! It's helped heal my Karma which was in fairly bad shape after my teenage years.
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